Khar (OE 2416) (world)

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Khar/Twenty-One Worlds (Old Expanses 2416)
Classic Era (1116)
C659722-9
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics9 Wet World 90%
Population7 Moderate (40 million)
Government2 Participating Democracy
Law2 Low Law (no energy weapons)
Tech Level9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also UWP

Khar (OE 2416) is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

  • In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
  • As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Twenty-One Worlds Subsector of Old Expanses Sector in the Domain of Sol.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

The repair bays at the starport has 40,000 tons of capacity. The military has 150 battalions for defense. There are eight worlds in the system. The surface gravity is 0.68 Gs. The atmospheric air pressure is 0.64 atmospheres. There is a molten iron core and a density of 4.95 g/ml. The climate is on the cold side of normal. The planet is 0.79 AU from the primary star.

Khar (OE 2416) has two stars in the star system.
Khar (OE 2416)
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M0 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.57 3770 - 3850 0.13982
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0055 0.031 0.39 - 0.74 0.55 5.5
Orbit #  *  * 2 1 6
Remarks
Khar (OE 2416)
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M5 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.162 2930 - 3060 0.00171
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0018 0.0034 0.04 - 0.09 0.18 1.8
Orbit #  *  *  * 0 4
Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility[edit]

Khar (OE 2416), as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Khar has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

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